cause to localize at one point | alternate dramatically between high and low values |
shrink | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement |
flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
remove the entrails of | engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends |
reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm |
bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner |
steep; pass through a strainer | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting |
make, formulate, or derive in the mind | change direction with a swinging motion; turn |
select or take in from a given group or region | be a social swinger; socialize a lot |
give a description of | influence decisively |
finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. | hang loosely |
choose at random | live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style |
suck in or take (air) | have a certain musical rhythm |
make a mark or lines on a surface | |
move or pull so as to cover or uncover something | |
cause to move by pulling | |
take in, also metaphorically | |
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes | |
stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) | |
pass over, across, or through | |
thread on or as if on a string | |
represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface | |
earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher | |
engage in drawing | |
write a legal document or paper | |
elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. | |
take liquid out of a container or well | |
bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover | |
move or go steadily or gradually | |
to obtain a liquid from somewhere | |
cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense | |
get or derive | |
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) | |
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him | |
allow a draft | |
require a specified depth for floating | |